Wednesday, April 11, 2012

The GM emcee with a passion for Xam Xam (The 5th element of Hip Hop)


  Most certainly among the few icing the cake of Hip Hop in GM

A thorough emcee who began feeling a strong sense of belonging in what many would call the Hip Hop Generation or Generation XX at an early age. Omid 'Seko' Wisdom, by his eighth grade began to fall in love with 'spittin' (rhyming), and writing, which thus led him to become one of the most respected and recognized emcees the country has ever had. He is an elite emcee who is well known for delivering food for thought lines in a more philosophical point of view every time he grabs the microphone on his hand.
La Cosa Nostra [This thing of Ours] which literally means 'Sunnu Allel' in wolof, is a movement he is known to have affiliations with, consisting of a line of local emcees with multicultural individuality and a day to day understanding of the universal language, Hip Hop. The movement's resume entails a wide array of commendable works – mix tapes, albums, compilations from the colorful environs of mama Africa {The Gambia}to overseas with Omid Wisdom featured in almost each and every one of those mixtapes, albums and compilations. In 2005 he was featured on Smoke Doctah's Afrolution compilation alongside Hakim, one half of formerly The Boys, which made its way to one of most respected entertainment mediums like MTV 2, Channel O and BBC reviews. Wisdom as fondly called is alo affiliated with many acts like Metaphysics, Omzo, Wawesh, X Plastaz just to name but a few. From then on, he chose to relate others to his journey in light-hearted philosophical but realistic terms. 'The becoming'' .”Sometimes one must un-become to become less”, “One becomes what he would want to un-become”. Whenever questioned on issue of generating income from the music scene, he would simply puts it this way- just look around yourself, there you will have all the answers to, but don't forget to look inside of you.
On the other side of the coin, he is also an inspiring graffiti artist, beat boxer and a producer who most fuses the rich African culture with modern day music. He is and has at present produced for some Gambian artist both at home and abroad and seeks to continue being a blessing to himself and his fellow 'songsters', but most importantly, his fans and the relative community through 'thorough music.
Omid wisdom have also been paying his dues by doing his bit in supporting the Universal Language through a radio show he had been hosting called Chronicles 101: The Wisdom of Testimonies at the Paradise FM radio station from 2009 to early 2010 giving himself and fellow Hip Hoppers a voice, in a somewhat environment that is susceptible to mainstream media, which had later been channelled towards outdoor shows called From the streets to the club, held at the Wow Nightclub among other spots. In brief, prior to his other upcoming projects, Chronicles 101: the Wisdom Of Testimonies, the Kassette Bu Jahaso. Omid Wisdom recently released a solo effort consisting of volumes 1 and 2 out in the market. The video of the single 'Afromatic' is at present creating waves on a worldwide front.

Chronicles 101: the Wisdom Of Testimonies, the Kassette Bu Jahaso Vol 3 and Volume 4 already in the works preceding his album X XKKX the EP.
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